Question 56
(Multiple Choice)
Use the following information to answer the questions below.
The solutions in the two arms of this U-tube are separated by a membrane that is permeable to water and glucose but not to sucrose.Side A is half-filled with a solution of 2 M sucrose and 1 M glucose.Side B is half-filled with 1 M sucrose and 2 M glucose.Initially,the liquid levels on both sides are equal.
-Initially,in terms of tonicity,the solution in side A with respect to that in side B is
A)hypotonic.
B)plasmolyzed.
C)isotonic.
D)saturated.
E)hypertonic.
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